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Gavrea, of Tineretuli, Dragasani, Romania, admitted he knew what he was doing was wrong, and pleaded guilty to being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of excise duty.

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He claimed he was meant to contact an unnamed individual to arrange delivery once he had got through the port.

A spokesman for HMRC said after the hearing: "Gavrea wanted to undercut legitimate businesses to line his own pockets. He knew he was committing a crime and was wrong to think he could get away with it.